What will it take for U.S. schools to improve — not incrementally, but dramatically? That’s the question that a bipartisan group of state lawmakers from around the country set out… Read More
Still studying up on important policy changes made by the Every Student Succeeds Act? The Education Commission of the States has put out short overviews of 10 important issues that… Read More
Join NAESP for a Webinar, ESSA IMPLEMENTATION: LEVERAGING STATE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP, on Wednesday, August 17 from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST. Sponsored by NAESP and the… Read More
The state of Pennsylvania — and the nation, as a whole — is facing the growing prospect of a troubling teacher shortage, according to Titusville Area SD Superintendent Karen Jez…. Read More
Bethlehem Area School Board member Dean Donaher wants the public to know that charter schools aren’t really free. While parents don’t have to pay tuition to enroll a child in… Read More
It’s the Pokémon Go predicament of 2016: schools all over the country are trying to think of ways to keep students off their phones and into their school work. Click… Read More
When Pennsylvania’s auditor general released a report last week highlighting what he called a lack of state oversight of millions of dollars in lease reimbursements for charter schools, his message… Read More
In their efforts to write comprehensive, feasible—and politically saleable—plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act, state education agencies across the country are assembling massive task forces, stacked with parents, educators,… Read More
For a moment, let’s pretend. That everything you know about America’s public education system — the bitter politics and arcane funding policies, the rules and countless reasons our schools work (or… Read More
The NAACP has long expressed concern about charter schools, but now its members are taking a tougher stance. At their recent annual national convention late last month, members of the… Read More